Legal Opinion
Alice Rhodes v. Ford Motor Credit Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 18, 1991No. 91-3009PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
This is a diversity case based on state law theories of defamation and negligence. The plaintiff, Alice Rhodes, appeals from the grant of summary judgment by the District Court 1 in favor of the defendant, Ford Motor Credit Company (FMCC). We affirm.
In June 1985, Rhodes purchased a Ford automobile from an Arkansas retailer. The sales contract was assigned to FMCC. In October 1985, FMCC incorrectly informed Chilton Credit Bureau and possibly other credit reporting agencies that Rhodes had been delinquent on three payments. This information eventually was provided by…
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- Brenda Thornton v. Equifax, Inc., a Georgia CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- Leaseamerica Corporation v. Norwest Bank Duluth, N.A.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
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